Why Mikey Snarls at the Mention of Facebook.

[iatewhatnow]

I got Internet access at the age of seven. Yes, seven. That's the nearest figure I can come to. It was by pulse modem over an ancient IBM machine, but by God, I had it.

That was the old days, in some ways, where you didn't trust shit unless it came from someone you knew. I was never a malicious script-kiddie, but I abused the AOL protocols to

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[bwrynn]

I totally feel this rant. I gave in for utterly pointless games. Utterly pointless. But, fact of the matter is, that's where people put their info. They want to get probed. At some point I decided I didn't care enough about this aspect of my privacy and opted in -- couldn't tell you why

[iatewhatnow]

Yeah, the temptation to do just that is extremely strong; that's what my brother's done, and it seems to serve him fine.

I just can't bring myself to do it, even under false pretenses.

[turkchief]

I think seething about this is all ultimately pointless. Big Brother (weather corporate of governmental) has been able to disappear people for it's entire existence. Short of dropping entirely off the grid, (burn phone, no credit card, only using other peoples machines to go on line etc) you ARE being tracked, logged, cataloged, and recorded on a daily basis. Honestly man, you are actually on to something with your comment that you are to some degree easier to track by your efforts to NOT be tracked!!! The best way to hide a person is in a crowd. and to use the Japanese axiom, the nail that sticks up gets hammered down.

When you finally succumb to the inevitable and get an FB account, Friend ME!!!....(Grin)

TC

[iatewhatnow]

In the event I ever succumb to the siren song of Facebook, I assure you, you'll be in the first round of friends I add.

Don't hold your breath, though. I'd rather be hammered down than submit peacefully to the hammer.

[shardak]

Why is here a common conception that corporations are representations of the government? Sure they buy government sponsorship and support, but that doesn't mean they are the government.

[iatewhatnow]

I don't think anyone confuses the two, the question is simply how much influence they have over each other. Having worked for both, (albeit for the government in a limited and brief capacity) they're deeply different.

That doesn't mean, however, that when their interests intersect, that they're not intertwined to the hip.